St. Simon Stakes

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History

The event is named after St. Simon, an undefeated racehorse in the 1880s and subsequently a successful sire. It was established in 1969, and the first running was won by Rangong.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the St. Simon Stakes was initially given Group 2 status. By the end of the decade it was classed at Group 3 level. The St. Simon Stakes is part of Newbury's last flat racing fixture of the year.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Jupiter Island – 1983, 1986
• Max Vega - 2022, 2024

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Brian Taylor – Frascati (1971), Ballyhot (1973), Obraztsovy (1978)
• Pat Eddery – Main Reef (1979), Dark Moondancer (1998), Signorina Cattiva (1999)
• Michael Hills – Further Flight (1991), Persian Brave (1994), High Heeled (2009)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

• Sir Henry Cecil – Main Reef (1979), Upend (1988), Wellbeing (2000), High Pitched (2001)
• William Haggas - Beaten Up (2011), Young Rascal (2018), Ilaraab (2021), Hamish (2023)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1969	Rangong	4	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	2:36.80
1970	Politico	3	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	2:33.76
1971	Frascati	3	Brian Taylor	Noel Murless	2:37.83
1972	Knockroe	4	Eric Eldin	Peter Nelson	2:46.11
1973	Ballyhot	5	Brian Taylor	John Winter	2:41.86
1974	Never Return	3	Willie Carson	Robert Armstrong	2:46.45
1975	Dakota	4	Sandy Barclay	Sam Hall	2:46.95
1976	Mart Lane	3	Bruce Raymond	Seamus McGrath	2:55.83
1977	Hot Grove	3	Willie Carson	Fulke Johnson Houghton	2:44.96
1978	Obraztsovy	3	Brian Taylor	Ryan Price	2:32.76
1979	Main Reef	3	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	2:46.20
1980	Shining Finish	3	Steve Cauthen	Jeremy Tree	2:47.23
1981	Little Wolf	3	Graham Sexton	Dick Hern	2:40.27
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1983	Jupiter Island	4	Philip Robinson	Clive Brittain	2:39.09
1984	Gay Lemur	4	Geoff Baxter	Bruce Hobbs	2:42.20
1985	Shardari	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:35.87
1986	Jupiter Island	7	Tony Murray	Clive Brittain	2:45.37
1987	Lake Erie	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	2:44.29
1988	Upend	3	Ray Cochrane	Henry Cecil	2:43.41
1989	Sesame	4	Gary Hind	David Morley	2:41.58
1990	Down the Flag	3	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	2:44.79
1991	Further Flight	5	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	2:38.18
1992	Up Anchor	3	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	2:44.22
1993	Kithanga	3	Jason Weaver	Luca Cumani	2:38.86
1994	Persian Brave	4	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	2:48.39
1995	Phantom Gold	3	Richard Hills	Lord Huntingdon	2:39.71
1996	Salmon Ladder	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	2:39.69
1997	Kaliana	3	Royston Ffrench	Luca Cumani	2:36.38
1998	Dark Moondancer Template:Efn	3	Pat Eddery	Peter Chapple-Hyam	2:39.81
1999	Signorina Cattiva	3	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:45.02
2000	Wellbeing	3	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	2:46.10
2001	High Pitched Template:Efn	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	2:31.83
2002	The Whistling Teal	6	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	2:41.47
2003	Imperial Dancer	5	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	2:35.20
2004	Orcadian	3	Martin Dwyer	James Eustace	2:53.11
2005	Day Flight	4	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	2:36.99
2006	Short Skirt	3	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:41.74
2007	Crime Scene	4	Ted Durcan	Saeed bin Suroor	2:42.21
2008	Buccellati	4	William Buick	Andrew Balding	2:45.51
2009	High Heeled	3	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	2:40.91
2010	Clowance	5	Richard Hughes	Roger Charlton	2:40.45
2011	Beaten Up	3	Johnny Murtagh	William Haggas	2:31.75
2012	Hazel Lavery	3	Eddie Ahern	Charles Hills	2:44.33
2013	Cubanita	4	Jim Crowley	Ralph Beckett	2:43.62
2014	Sky Hunter	4	James Doyle	Saeed bin Suroor	2:44.52
2015	Koora	3	Jamie Spencer	Luca Cumani	2:48.75
2016	Duretto	4	Graham Lee	Andrew Balding	2:38.19
2017	Best Solution	3	Pat Cosgrave	Saeed bin Suroor	2:40.68
2018 (dh)	Morando Young Rascal	5 3	Rob Hornby Jim Crowley	Andrew Balding William Haggas	2:38.54
2019	no race Template:Efn
2020	Euchen Glen	7	Paul Mulrennan	Jim Goldie	2:50.49
2021	Ilaraab	4	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	2:43.00
2022	Max Vega	5	Rossa Ryan	Ralph Beckett	2:43.11
2023	Hamish	7	Richard Kingscote	William Haggas	2:36.84
2024	Max Vega	7	Rob Hornby	Ralph Beckett	2:50.90

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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External links

• Race Recordings (1980, 1985-2014) youtube.com
• galopp-sieger.de – St. Simon Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – St. Simon Stakes (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – St. Simon Stakes – Newbury.